SAVE THE DATE SATURDAY, MAY 2, 6-10 PM The Berkshire Center for Justice/ Free Legal Clinic is bringing back its popular Spring Dinner Dance Silent Auction Fundraiser event that will be held on May 3rd featuring the Wanda Houston Band performing hits from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, will be catered by the Marketplace, and is held at a new location this year- the Universalist Unitarian Church in Housatonic. Watch for details on our website- flcberkshire@wordpress.com.

For the 3rd year, the Free Legal Clinic of South Berkshire County, Inc is teaming up with H&R Block where for every client we refer to them, we receive a donation of $20. If you you decide to use H&R Block, please tell them you were referred by the Free Legal Clinic of South Berkshire County, Inc. Your taxes get filed, and, you help your local non-profit at the same time.

The FLC is announcing its name change to the Berkshire Center for Justice, Inc. We still offer free legal clinics every Wednesday at noon at the Guthrie Center along with their free lunch program. Eight years since our inception, legal clinics are now one of many programs we offer and our new name better reflects our community education, direct legal services, outreach and self advocacy programs. Along with our new name, and as the result of a successful pilot program, we tested whether clients would feel good about making a $50 donation as a token payment for all of our services. We are grateful to our clients who so generosity showed us their willingness to help support the organization that does so much for them. We now ask for a $50 intake donation that represents approximately 2 hours of attorney time to conduct and process a private office intake. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization, your donation is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Our policy is and always has been that no one will be turned away and if making the donation creates a financial hardship we can apply a sliding scale or waiver. To learn more about the Berkshire Center for Justice or to volunteer please call 413-854-1955.